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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 12 Apr 2006

As lightweight as a silk negligee, Mary Harron's homage ... never fully convinces that the model was more than a '50 pop culture footnote…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 12 Apr 2006

Perhaps its biggest crime is that it has succeeded at being what Bettie Page never was: forgettable…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 11 Apr 2006

Gretchen Mol gives a career-defining performance as the '50s pin-up model…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 11 Apr 2006

If you could give an Oscar for radiating joy while clad in knee-high, spiky leather boots and a corset, Gretchen Mol deserves it…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 11 Apr 2006

Director Mary Harron chooses the path of least resistance while keeping it playful and provocative…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 09 Apr 2006

It's not too often that an otherwise characterless movie comes along that captivates by the sheer power and personality of a single performance…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 08 Mar 2006

Delivers the who, what and where of Bettie's life but is scant on the hows and whys. It's a shallow recounting of events without theme or purpose…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 07 Mar 2006

One of America's most famous pinups is presented as a woman who appears to have no center and whose relationships are unexplored…

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By Bonnie Fazio (3) for Reel.com (1,232) on 22 Feb 2006

Director Harron refrains from moralizing (against very soft-core but sometimes kink-oriented porn) or making political statements (supporting…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 14 Sep 2005

A biopic that is neither overly long (see Ray) nor slave to a paint-by-numbers format (see Ray)…

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